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South Effingham hosts Thanksgiving Throwdown

South Effingham guard Shane Jenkins controlls the ball against the Brantley County defense Saturday. The Mustangs topped the Herons for their first win of the season. (Gilbert Miller/for Effingham Now)

Mustangs earn 1st win

Mustang head coach Jason Keeler was pleased with the Thanksgiving Throwdown that South Effingham hosted Friday and Saturday.

He was especially pleased with his team's 56-46 victory over Brantley County on Saturday.

"We had a really good tip-off (tournament)," Keeler said. "Great games and great crowds. All that, and it was capped off with a win on Saturday."

The Mustangs (1-2) were led by their big guys, Aaron Davis and Aaron Fisher, who each posted 14 points, while Ian Byrd added 11.

"Having three guys in double digits is huge," Keeler said.

The win came after the Mustangs were blown out Friday night in their home opener against Rockdale County High, 74-31.

The Bulldogs' Bernard Thompson led the game with 20 points, and Tennessee recruit Kevin Ware scored 18 and notched 11 rebounds while playing only in the first half.

Free throws cost Lady Mustangs first win

The Effingham County High girls basketball team fell to 0-3 on Saturday night when they hosted Brantley County as part of the Thanksgiving Throwdown tournament at SEHS.

With about seven seconds to play, the Lady Herons took the lead, and eventually the game, 47-46.

"We missed four free throws in the last 20 seconds," Lady Mustang head coach Stacey Womack said. "They made theirs; that was the story of the game."

Womack said her team, which has shot less than 50 percent from the foul line in two of three games this season, will spend extra time shooting foul shots this week in practice.

However, Womack was pleased with the way her team played throughout most of the game.

"We played very well," she said. "I'm proud of my team and the offensive effort. We played good enough to win."